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Stephen Hawking’s Big Bang theory

SEP 07, 2010
Physics Today
Guardian : Was there one big bang that created the universe? Or were there many bangs, scattered through space and time, and, therefore, many universes? In the Guardian, Arizona State University physicist Paul Davies discusses Stephen Hawking’s recent book, The Grand Design (Bantam, 2010), and the scientific and philosophical issues it raises about the meaning of life and the physical laws governing the universe.
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